dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ego_MWT.json
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{
"ego":{
"a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disesteem",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"humiliation",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"shame",
"demureness",
"down-to-earthness",
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty",
"diffidence",
"meekness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness"
],
"related":[
"aplomb",
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-assuredness",
"self-confidence",
"self-pride",
"self-trust",
"self-worth",
"dignity",
"face",
"honor",
"prestige"
],
"synonyms":[
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-esteem",
"self-regard",
"self-respect"
]
},
"an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty"
],
"examples":[
"a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidence",
"self-doubt",
"self-disgust",
"self-hate",
"self-loathing",
"altruism",
"unselfishness",
"bashfulness",
"demureness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"passiveness",
"passivity"
],
"related":[
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"self-righteousness",
"arrogance",
"disdainfulness",
"haughtiness",
"imperiousness",
"lordliness",
"self-assertion",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"hubris",
"overconfidence",
"presumption",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"egoism",
"self-centeredness",
"selfishness",
"self-pride",
"self-respect"
],
"synonyms":[
"amour propre",
"bighead",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egoless":{
"as in humble , modest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent",
"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious",
"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"egoism":{
"excessive interest in oneself":{
"examples":[
"because of her egoism , she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentricity",
"egocentrism",
"egomania",
"egotism",
"narcissism",
"navel-gazing",
"self-absorption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-concern",
"self-interest",
"self-involvement",
"selfishness",
"selfness",
"self-preoccupation",
"self-regard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-conceit",
"self-esteem",
"self-importance",
"self-indulgence",
"self-love",
"self-partiality",
"self-respect",
"self-satisfaction",
"self-sufficiency",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"self-assumption",
"self-consequence",
"self-content",
"self-contentment",
"self-glorification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruism",
"generosity",
"magnanimity",
"self-sacrifice",
"detachment",
"disinterestedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"self-flagellation",
"self-annihilation",
"self-immolation"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"self-forgetfulness",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egotistical":{
"having too high an opinion of oneself":{
"examples":[
"the egotistic pro quarterback was always too busy to sign autographs, forgetting that the fans had paid good money to see him play"
],
"synonyms":[
"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
"high-handed",
"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
"self-centered",
"self-engrossed",
"selfish",
"condescending",
"patronizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
],
"antonyms":[
"egoless",
"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent"
]
},
"overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"the true spirit of the Christmas season is the resolve to be less egotistic and more altruistic"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egomaniacal",
"narcissistic",
"self-absorbed",
"self-centered",
"self-concerned",
"self-infatuated",
"self-interested",
"self-involved",
"self-loving",
"self-obsessed",
"self-oriented",
"self-preoccupied",
"self-regarding",
"self-seeking",
"self-serving",
"selfish",
"solipsistic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inner-directed",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-complacent",
"self-conceited",
"self-contented",
"self-directed",
"self-glorifying",
"self-important",
"self-indulgent",
"self-opinionated",
"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"self-denying",
"self-giving",
"self-sacrificing",
"other-directed",
"diffident",
"self-doubting",
"self-flagellating",
"self-questioning",
"self-reflective"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-forgetful",
"self-forgetting",
"selfless",
"unselfish"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"egomania":{
"excessive interest in oneself":{
"examples":[
"even by Hollywood standards, that movie star's egomania is of epic proportions"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentricity",
"egocentrism",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"narcissism",
"navel-gazing",
"self-absorption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-concern",
"self-interest",
"self-involvement",
"self-preoccupation",
"self-regard",
"selfishness",
"selfness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-conceit",
"self-esteem",
"self-importance",
"self-indulgence",
"self-love",
"self-partiality",
"self-respect",
"self-satisfaction",
"self-sufficiency",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"self-assumption",
"self-consequence",
"self-content",
"self-contentment",
"self-glorification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruism",
"generosity",
"magnanimity",
"self-sacrifice",
"detachment",
"disinterestedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"self-flagellation",
"self-annihilation",
"self-immolation"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"self-forgetfulness",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egotists":{
"a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"she's an egotist who bores her coworkers with endless ruminations about herself and her problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentrics",
"egoists",
"egomaniacs",
"ego-trippers",
"narcissists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"megalomaniacs",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"stinkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruists",
"humanitarians",
"philanthropists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egocentrics":{
"a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"he's such an egocentric that he painstakingly records every detail of his unremarkable life"
],
"synonyms":[
"egoists",
"egomaniacs",
"egotists",
"ego-trippers",
"narcissists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"megalomaniacs",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"stinkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruists",
"humanitarians",
"philanthropists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egocentricity":{
"excessive interest in oneself":{
"examples":[
"his egocentricity is such that he simply cannot fathom that anyone would have an opposing view"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentrism",
"egoism",
"egomania",
"egotism",
"narcissism",
"navel-gazing",
"self-absorption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-concern",
"self-interest",
"self-involvement",
"self-preoccupation",
"self-regard",
"selfishness",
"selfness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-conceit",
"self-esteem",
"self-importance",
"self-indulgence",
"self-love",
"self-partiality",
"self-respect",
"self-satisfaction",
"self-sufficiency",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"self-assumption",
"self-consequence",
"self-content",
"self-contentment",
"self-glorification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruism",
"generosity",
"magnanimity",
"self-sacrifice",
"detachment",
"disinterestedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"self-flagellation",
"self-annihilation",
"self-immolation"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"self-forgetfulness",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egoistic":{
"having too high an opinion of oneself":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the race car driver is so egoistic that he pats himself on the back before anyone else has a chance"
],
"synonyms":[
"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
"high-handed",
"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
"self-centered",
"self-engrossed",
"selfish",
"condescending",
"patronizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
],
"antonyms":[
"egoless",
"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent"
]
},
"overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"they're too egoistic to even give a thought to becoming involved in something that benefits the whole community"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentric",
"egomaniacal",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"narcissistic",
"self-absorbed",
"self-centered",
"self-concerned",
"self-infatuated",
"self-interested",
"self-involved",
"self-loving",
"self-obsessed",
"self-oriented",
"self-preoccupied",
"self-regarding",
"self-seeking",
"self-serving",
"selfish",
"solipsistic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inner-directed",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-complacent",
"self-conceited",
"self-contented",
"self-directed",
"self-glorifying",
"self-important",
"self-indulgent",
"self-opinionated",
"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"self-denying",
"self-giving",
"self-sacrificing",
"other-directed",
"diffident",
"self-doubting",
"self-flagellating",
"self-questioning",
"self-reflective"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-forgetful",
"self-forgetting",
"selfless",
"unselfish"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"egocentrism":{
"excessive interest in oneself":{
"examples":[
"her exquisite egocentrism informs her conception of reality: she thinks the world revolves around her"
],
"synonyms":[
"egocentricity",
"egoism",
"egomania",
"egotism",
"narcissism",
"navel-gazing",
"self-absorption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-concern",
"self-interest",
"self-involvement",
"self-preoccupation",
"self-regard",
"selfishness",
"selfness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-conceit",
"self-esteem",
"self-importance",
"self-indulgence",
"self-love",
"self-partiality",
"self-respect",
"self-satisfaction",
"self-sufficiency",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"self-assumption",
"self-consequence",
"self-content",
"self-contentment",
"self-glorification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruism",
"generosity",
"magnanimity",
"self-sacrifice",
"detachment",
"disinterestedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"self-flagellation",
"self-annihilation",
"self-immolation"
],
"antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"self-forgetfulness",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"egoistical":{
"having too high an opinion of oneself":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the race car driver is so egoistic that he pats himself on the back before anyone else has a chance"
],
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"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
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"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
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"superior",
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"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
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"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
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"meek",
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"they're too egoistic to even give a thought to becoming involved in something that benefits the whole community"
],
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"overweening",
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"prideful",
"proud",
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"self-opinionated",
"self-pleased",
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"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
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"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
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"magnanimous",
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"philanthropical",
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"self-giving",
"self-sacrificing",
"other-directed",
"diffident",
"self-doubting",
"self-flagellating",
"self-questioning",
"self-reflective"
],
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"selfless",
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"adjective"
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"even in a field rife with egomaniacs , that actress sets a new standard for self-absorption"
],
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"boor",
"cad",
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"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"slob",
"snake",
"stinker"
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"noun"
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"their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way"
],
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"noun"
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"she's an egotist who bores her coworkers with endless ruminations about herself and her problems"
],
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"had been dating a hopeless ego-tripper who valued her only as a potential trophy wife"
],
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"narcissist"
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"churl",
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"heel",
"jerk",
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"the egotistic pro quarterback was always too busy to sign autographs, forgetting that the fans had paid good money to see him play"
],
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"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
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"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
],
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"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
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"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
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"fastuous",
"haughty",
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"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
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"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
"high-handed",
"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
"self-centered",
"self-engrossed",
"selfish",
"condescending",
"patronizing"
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"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
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"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent"
]
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"examples":[
"the true spirit of the Christmas season is the resolve to be less egotistic and more altruistic"
],
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"egoistic",
"egoistical",
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"narcissistic",
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"self-interested",
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"self-loving",
"self-obsessed",
"self-oriented",
"self-preoccupied",
"self-regarding",
"self-seeking",
"self-serving",
"selfish",
"solipsistic"
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"complacent",
"conceited",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-complacent",
"self-conceited",
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"self-glorifying",
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"self-indulgent",
"self-opinionated",
"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
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"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"self-denying",
"self-giving",
"self-sacrificing",
"other-directed",
"diffident",
"self-doubting",
"self-flagellating",
"self-questioning",
"self-reflective"
],
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"self-forgetful",
"self-forgetting",
"selfless",
"unselfish"
]
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"adjective"
]
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"overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals"
],
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"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egomaniacal",
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"self-interested",
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"self-loving",
"self-obsessed",
"self-oriented",
"self-preoccupied",
"self-regarding",
"self-seeking",
"self-serving",
"solipsistic"
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"complacent",
"conceited",
"overweening",
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"self-important",
"self-indulgent",
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"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
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"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"self-denying",
"self-giving",
"self-sacrificing",
"other-directed",
"diffident",
"self-doubting",
"self-flagellating",
"self-questioning",
"self-reflective"
],
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"self-forgetting",
"selfless",
"unselfish"
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"a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests":{
"examples":[
"he's such an egocentric that he painstakingly records every detail of his unremarkable life"
],
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"ego-tripper",
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"egomaniac",
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"narcissist"
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"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"slob",
"snake",
"stinker"
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"noun"
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"a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests":{
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"had been dating a hopeless ego-tripper who valued her only as a potential trophy wife"
],
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"narcissists"
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"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
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"heels",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"stinkers"
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"a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests":{
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"their boss is a demanding egoist who insists that everything be done her way"
],
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"egomaniacs",
"egotists",
"ego-trippers",
"narcissists"
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"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
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"heels",
"jerks",
"jokers",
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"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"stinkers"
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"overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests":{
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"a brilliant but egomaniacal urban planner who ruthlessly sought to impose his vision of the ideal cityscape"
],
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"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
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"self-obsessed",
"self-oriented",
"self-preoccupied",
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"solipsistic"
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"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"vain",
"vainglorious"
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"charitable",
"generous",
"greathearted",
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